New in the Artura's cabin is a wireless charge pocket, while a digital dash is joined by a slightly off-looking but definitely effective low-mounted central screen. Standard is a five-speaker McLaren-branded stereo and rear glass screen is automatic and heated.

The magic of the Artura’s powertrain isn’t the twin-turbocharged V6, but its dinner-plate-sized e-motor, which adds 70kW and 225Nm to the total outputs. In EV mode, which lasts around 33km, that’s all the power you get. But when both power sources are in use, the e-motor essentially plugs any turbo lags or power holes, delivering smooth, constant and massively ample power. How much power? Try 515kW and 720Nm.

The McLaren Artura, Coupe or Spider, will hit 100km/h in 3.0 seconds. Top speed is 330km/h.

The McLaren Artura is a strict two-seat offering, with the engine positioned about where a backseat might go. So, passengers or a twin-turbo V6? That's an easy choice.

Prepare to enter the rarified air of the supercar world – the McLaren Artura Spider lists at $525,010, or about 50 grand less than the hardtop Artura, which has also been updated for 2025, and lists at $477,310. Either way you’re staring down the barrel of around half a million to climb into the new Artura. But kudos to McLaren for offering the new model’s power upgrades, courtesy of a relatively straightforward software update, to owners of the current-gen Artura at no charge.

McLaren reckons you can expect fuel use of around 4.8L/100km which translates to a range in excess of 1300km. Be warned though, there’s enough magic used to fill Hogwarts when it comes to calculating that number, and you can expect that figure to diminish dramatically if you get on Tinder terms with the accelerator.